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Considering Britney just had 2 kids, I'd say she is in pretty good shape. I just don't understand the raunchy outfit. Her performance wasn't her best, but I can understand why she wasn't into it..... I wouldn't be into performing either if there is a possibility of loosing my kids. Her biggest mistake was agreeing to perform. Maybe she just wanted the money, who knows.

She's obviously had her problems. The alien head look was never the way forward.

For her own good, she should probably disappear and live the quiet life, living off the money she's earned. Sadly there are many who have and will continue to make money from her. It seems they don't give a fig if she's well or can perform.

They'll continue to flog the product, inspite of diminishing returns and whatever damage it causes her.

This thread is appalling. With the exception of Doxie and the Queen, all of you National Enquirer whores should be ashamed of yourselves.

The only contributions of any merit to this disgraceful discourse have been Queenie and Hal's exhortations that people read the post in Poz Women by Tendai in which she describes life in Zimbabwe.

A thread she posted at considerable risk to herself. She is living in a decaying authoritarian state where the most basic necessities of life are simply not available and a ruthless government beats and kills all who dare to dissent.

But do any of you vacuous show ponies give a shit? No, you'd rather wring your limp wristed hands about some meth addled slut whose most notable contribution to public life was to flash her twat in the front seat of Paris Hilton's car.

I didn't watch the VMAs but after the media hullabaloo and the comments on this forum I watched the clip at the top of this thread. As I suspected... big flippin' deal. It's not a train wreck, she's not fat, it's not scandalous. It's just a boring performance by someone whose only talent was working a school girl uniform. Why anyone would feel sorry for someone who has millions of dollars and who chose to do that performance is beyond me. There are so many people out there who actually have talent that it frustrates me there is so much attention given to this crap. There are people who can play instruments, write music, sing or at least be able to read music.

Of course the reality is many people don't find musical talent interesting. They want scandal. They want tabloid passion plays-- as Don Henley said kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down. They want to feel superior for a few minutes by thinking "I would never do that", "At least I'm not that fat", "I can sing better than her".

I confess I too love a good train wreck. The hypocrisy and hysteria over Larry Craig's "Pottygate" is very entertaining. Britany Spears at the VMAs is just boring.

This thread is appalling. With the exception of Doxie and the Queen, all of you National Enquirer whores should be ashamed of yourselves.

The only contributions of any merit to this disgraceful discourse have been Queenie and Hal's exhortations that people read the post in Poz Women by Tendai in which she describes life in Zimbabwe.

A thread she posted at considerable risk to herself. She is living in a decaying authoritarian state where the most basic necessities of life are simply not available and a ruthless government beats and kills all who dare to dissent.

But do any of you vacuous show ponies give a shit? No, you'd rather wring your limp wristed hands about some meth addled slut whose most notable contribution to public life was to flash her twat in the front seat of Paris Hilton's car.

Sorry, I thought off topic was for just that - off topic conversation. Sorry if this "National Enquire Whore" offended you.

This thread is appalling. With the exception of Doxie and the Queen, all of you National Enquirer whores should be ashamed of yourselves.

The only contributions of any merit to this disgraceful discourse have been Queenie and Hal's exhortations that people read the post in Poz Women by Tendai in which she describes life in Zimbabwe.

A thread she posted at considerable risk to herself. She is living in a decaying authoritarian state where the most basic necessities of life are simply not available and a ruthless government beats and kills all who dare to dissent.

But do any of you vacuous show ponies give a shit? No, you'd rather wring your limp wristed hands about some meth addled slut whose most notable contribution to public life was to flash her twat in the front seat of Paris Hilton's car.

MtD

I refuse to be chastised by someone who routinely posts threads about men eating bull penises and people who fuck donkeys.

And far from "not giving a shit", I simply hadn't read it- as it appears in the Poz Women's forum that I am not allowed to post in. Out of respect for their privacy, I generally leave that forum completely alone.

While not a huge fan of hers, I give her snaps for getting out and do it considering the negative publicity she has faced recently.I agree 100% with PeteNYNJ, who the hell are we to judge anyone considering what we are all going through and the way this disease leaves our bodies. I am pretty lucky at this time, AIDS hasnt taken away my looks or body, but when it does eventually, I hope others wont be there to judge me as so many of you here are doing to her.None of us know exactly what she has to face on a daily basis with her life. Just the same as she doesnt have any idea what we face daily.IMO, she looked great and although a bit rusty on her dancing, she at least gave it a go.So, can we please stop judging someone who we dont know...or for that matter.....stop judging EVERYONE in general?By throwing out such ugly opinions not only at her, but at anyone, says so much about you and your ugliness and not her or those others you feel you have the right to judge. Fucking grow up!!!Hate hate hate people who judge anyone..and hate to say it, but hate the HIV/AIDS community who show any kind of negativity towards ANYONE!!

All you haters get off that high horse you are on before you fall off and hurt yourself!!!

Hate hate hate people who judge anyone..and hate to say it, but hate the HIV/AIDS community who show any kind of negativity towards ANYONE!!

All you haters get off that high horse you are on before you fall off and hurt yourself!!!

I disagree. When someone goes out on stage and performs they implicitly invite critique. They have the opportunity for people to praise the performance or criticize it. Just because I'm HIV+ doesn't mean I can't say Britney Spear's performance was boring or that I think the attention she receives is disproportionate to her level of talent. Attacking her personal life is a different matter.

Actually, there really was such a story on the news just a couple of weeks ago. I wish I could remember which celeb it was and what happened. I just remember that the entire focus of the story was on the celebrity even though some average joes had been injured. I tend to let most all celeb "news" go in one ear and out the other, so I cannot remember. I just remember being struck by the presentation of the story.

I disagree. When someone goes out on stage and performs they implicitly invite critique. They have the opportunity for people to praise the performance or criticize it. Just because I'm HIV+ doesn't mean I can't say Britney Spear's performance was boring or that I think the attention she receives is disproportionate to her level of talent. Attacking her personal life is a different matter.

Criticize her performance all you want, but leave it at that! In reading most of the posts here, the attacks are against her as a person....her body, her behavior and her background.Attacking her musical performances/ability is a different matter.

Britney is a musical celebrity. As such, her singing and dancing and general talent are up for scrutiny to be praised as well as criticized. Coupled with the fact that she has been marketed, at least equally, for both her sexiness and her talent, then that criticism also extends to her appearance and weight. Her performance sucked and she looked far from her best. Sorry, theres no way around this one.

How is this thread any better or worse than the one about Diana? While Diana didnt mean much to me one way or the other, at least with that woman, there's the perception (or maybe misperception) of doing a lot of good. She left her 2 boys motherless which to me is a real tragedy.

Personally speaking as a person, who grew up on the telly, and in the "business" you stop being viewed a person the minute you make money for producers, directors, agents, lawyers, etc. You become a commodity. Brittany is just that...she is a product of her own making. And this consumer is not at all pleased with the product, and will critique and critize as I see fit. Goodness, Consumer Reports does it and we applaud them for it...

I personally have given Brittany way too much time already and I will now exit this foray with no further input..